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Greg Apps, CGA
Casting Director | Romper Stomper, Chopper, Mission Impossible 2, Round the Twist
Teacher | The Audition Technique
Scot Boland, C.S.A
Casting Director | The Hobbit, Flight, Contact, The Lovely Bones
Can I touch the casting director?
Can I hit the casting director in a scene?
Can I kiss a casting director in a scene?
How far can I go with physicality in the audition room?
How much of the physical can I do wi...
Scot Boland, C.S.A
Casting Director | The Hobbit, Flight, Contact, The Lovely Bones
Should I touch the casting director in an audition?
Should I do whatever it takes to stand out in an audition?
Should I go method for a role?
How method for a role should I go in the audition room?
with Sunny Boling, CSA
CSA Artios Award Winning Casting Director | Waitress & Hello, My Name Is Doris, The Baxters
Anya Colloff
Emmy Winning Casting Director | New Girl, Monk, Weeds
What is Anya Colloff's favorite casting story?
Does Anya Colloff have any memorable moments from her casting career?
What is a great story from Anya Colloff's casting career?
What did Anya Colloff enjoy casting the most?
Josh Einsohn, CSA
Casting Director | Love Victor, This Is Us, Community
What's more important in entertainment - luck or hard work?
How do I get ahead in entertainment?
How much does luck factor into an entertainment career?
Is entertainment about hard work or about luck?
Seth Yanklewitz, Casting Director C.S.A
CSA Artios Winner | The Hangover, New Girl, Eastbound & Down
Ricki Masler, C.S.A
Casting Director | Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side, Twister, Dahmer
Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I
Why didn't I book the role?
How does casting choose an actor for a TV show?
Casting loves my audition - why didn't I book?
Why did that actor book over me?
How did I lose out to that actor?
The actor that got the ...
with Carmen Aiello, Casting Director & Producer | Excision, Gunshot Straight & Corbin Nash
Kahleen Crawford, Casting Director
CDGA Winning Casting Director | Outlaw/King; I, Daniel Blake
Should I go in for a small role?
Why am I auditioning for small roles?
Is it worth auditioning for small roles?
Are small roles a waste of time?
Why am I still auditioning for small roles?
Why is my ...
Kahleen Crawford, Casting Director
CDGA Winning Casting Director (Outlaw/King; I, Daniel Blake)
Can I overlearn an audition?
Can I be too prepared for an audition?
How prepared should I be for an audition?
How well should I know the lines?
How locked in to my choices should I be at an audition?
...
with Lisa Zambetti, CSA
Artios Nominated Casting Director | Criminal Minds
If I don't get the role, is it because I was bad?
Why didn't I get the role?
Have I blown it with casting if I didn't book the first time?
Does casting remember actors that audition?
Will casting remember me if I don't bo...
John Frank Levey, Casting Director C.S.A
Emmy Winner | E.R., The West Wing, Shameless
with Bonnie Zane, CSA
Emmy Nominated Casting Director | Suits, Mad About You
Victoria Burrows, Casting Director C.S.A
King Kong, The Lovely Bones, the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Who Victoria Burrows cast in her career?
Does Victoria Burrows have any funny stories from her career?
What famous people has Victoria Burrows launched in her career?
Deborah Barylski, Casting Director C.S.A
Deb Barylski is available for online coaching. She works on a sliding scale/pay what you can basis.(Perhaps a suggested minimum is US$50/50 minutes?) She can be reached at [email protected]
with Tanny Jiraprapasuki, Mindful Coach & Practitioner, Co-Founder of Whole Self Systems
https://www.wholeselfsystems.com/
Kerry Barden, Casting Director C.S.A
Emmy nominated Casting Director (The Help, Spotlight, Dallas Buyers Club)
with Chris Roe, Manager | Director | Producer
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with Chris Roe, Manager | Director | Producer
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With Ryan Walker, CEO, TSMA Consulting
https://tsmagrowth.com
Work with TSMA Consulting & use code 'SAS' for $10 off
How important is Instagram?
Why is Instagram so important?
Should I put more effort into my instagram?
Can I lose a job over a bad instagram?
Anthony Brandon Wong, Award-Winning Actor & Acting Teacher
Should I learn Cantonese for my acting career?
How do I master cantonese for acting?
Is cantonese hard to learn?
Should I stress about second languages as an actor?
Can I ever master another language as an actor?
